Chacma Baboon vs Parrotfeather

Papio ursinus compared with Myriophyllum aquaticum

Key Differences

• Chacma Baboon is Least Concern while Parrotfeather is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacma Baboon	Parrotfeather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Haloragaceae
Genus	Papio	Myriophyllum
Species	Papio ursinus	Myriophyllum aquaticum

Conservation Status

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Parrotfeather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacma Baboon	Parrotfeather
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parrotfeather

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (14 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Chacma Baboon

The Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) is a species in the genus Papio. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.